27.1%
Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Torrens · State Electorate
Health & Disability in Torrens
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 27% of people in Torrens live with a long-term health condition, which is a similar rate to the national figure. Most residents are healthy, with nearly 67% reporting no long-term health issues at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health and arthritis are the most common long-term conditions here, affecting 8.9% and 8.8% of people respectively. Overall, the rate of long-term health conditions is well below the South Australian average.
8.9%
Lower than 51% of state electorate areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
Number of long-term health conditions
View on map →In Torrens, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 6.3% of residents, a figure that is higher than most similar areas. This need for assistance has barely changed since 2011.
6.3% ▲ +6.0%
Higher than 65% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Torrens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40043/torrens/topic/health-disability